About Elana Greenway Faniel

Elana was born abroad in a military family and bred in Tampa, Florida. She earned her B.S. in criminology and minored in fashion design at Florida State University. She received her Juris Doctor from the Howard University School of Law, where she served as a Senior Staff Editor of the Howard Law Journal.

While in law school, Elana served as a student attorney for the Intellectual Property & Trademark Clinic, where she assisted business clients in registering their trademarks with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. She was also very active in her law school’s Intellectual Property Student Association. In addition, Elana worked as a law clerk at several state and federal governmental agencies, including the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.

Elana began her career in Florida at a boutique personal injury law firm, assisting personal injury victims with their claims. Since then, she has helped many recover not only monetary compensation, but recover from the pain, difficulty and trauma caused by someone else’s negligence.

Elana is an experienced litigator, as she has successfully litigated numerous cases before federal and state courts, as well as the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

Elana routinely helps creative professionals and businesses protect, manage, and enforce their intellectual property and serves at outside general counsel for business in varied industries. Elana enjoys educating her clients and the public on business and intellectual property-related matters, so they can better navigate the often-troubled legal waters.

When she is not working hard for her clients, she is spending time with her husband and baby girl, cheering on the FSU Seminoles, and planning her next getaway.